Last Saturday a lovely friend made me the ultimate birthday cake. Four layers of different favoured sponge comprising of chocolate, chocolate caramel, vanilla and caramel. Generous amounts of caramel and chocolate…
February 2014
28 posts
The last slice of birthday cake.- Hama beads
Annie has enjoyed having her little friend Audry to play this morning and Sophie also has a friend coming to play this afternoon. Pi has their activities all planned out. Hama beads first. For those of you without…
- Wednesdays
Wednesdays have turned into super busy days. This evening we have been to Finlay's 12th birthday party which was lovely. Lots of friends, cake and balloons made for a fun filled time. Part way through Felix arrived,…
My new glassesHere is a picture of my splendid new glasses. They are much better then their predecessors which I returned to the shop because they didn't suit me. When Matt asked me what they were called, he reminded me that frames…
- Bye bye dehydrator
The dehydrator is going home tomorrow. It's owner asked if she could collect it today but I managed to persuade her to let me keep it for one more day. So tonight I am having a dehydratathon. With every shelf is full,…
- A brew with a view
Whilst I looked after the children Matt embarked on an epic 10 mile stomp through heather and bog, in fair weather and foul, up hill and down dale. This was no simple walk. His aim was to meet up with 17 other…
- All about Yorkshire brick show at the National Coal Mining Museum
I was going to write a blog today all about www.yorkshirebrickshow.co.uk at the National coal mining museum today. It is just one of many things that I was going to do today. The first was get up early and get to the…
- Brickfest
This looks like a good day out, might even bring the children.
- Today I have been mostly...
Dropping off and collecting Pi and my Godson from the Lego workshop they have both been attending. Making a fantastic bean chilli. Watching really cute clips of baby sloths potty training, micro pigs snuffling about and…
Personal trainingA very dear friend of my mine gave me two books for my birthday after hearing about my 365 mission and my aim to stretch my 'writing muscle'. With personal trainers like these two, I feel now my 'writing muscle' is in…
Cafe CultureToday the children,Sophie's friend and I met up with the children's Grandparents for a spot of lunch at Jaygo's favourite cafe on Leeds road. Even though the children were well behaved, it was very brave of them to meet…
- Half term
It's half term. The children are off school for a week. I find that there are two ways to play it, by ear or to strategically plan every day. The former does my head in. I make suggestions, they say 'no'. I ask what…
- New printer
We bought a new printer today. It sits in the front room by Felix's favourite sofa. Because it's wireless you don't need to be attached to it to print something out. In fact, apparently you don't even need to be in the…
BirthdayToday is my birthday. I have come out of hiding today to walk to Ripley and eat icecream for breakfast and eat tapas with Matt for tea. I also lucky to share my birthday with some lovely friends and wish them all a…
- Happy Valentine's day
Happy Valentine's day from everyone here at Dragondrop. I hope you all are having a wonderful day and someone out there has made you smile. Here is a note of 8 things that happened on February 14th in history; 1. 270 -…